‘Community’ Features

Now that the homes damaged in the 2008 floods have been cleared away along River St./Hwy 136 in the village of Rock Springs just west of Baraboo, things are looking a bit well.., vacant.

Another traditional summer event is in the books!  For the most part the weather played nice for Downtown Baraboo's Old Fashioned Day event. We hope you had a good time if you were able to attend. We've posted a photo gallery over on Flickr for those of you who didn't get a chance to attend. ...

A Flash Flood Watch continues in Sauk County through this afternoon into tomorrow morning. Thunderstorms will again roll across the area through tonight bringing an additional 1-3 inches of rain.  Currently the Baraboo river while still higher than normal, is staying below flood stage at both the Rock Springs & West Baraboo gauges. The river ...

Opinion - Now let me see if we have this straight.  The Sauk County Homeless Haven is closed to remove asbestos, there is no on-site manager, and they have fired Betty Kruger who has been the major force behind providing shelter for the homeless in our area since practically the dawn of time, simply to ...

Despite the occasional evening rain shower the 2010 Sauk County Fair went off without a hitch.  We've put a little slide show together offering the sights of the midway from the quiet moments right after the gates open until the nights really get rockin' under the colorful lights of the rides and attractions.  Um, did ...

We were just leaving the Coffee Bean Connection in Downtown Baraboo when the rain began to fall.   Sure, there were flash flood warnings in Sauk County, but we were still hoping to get in an afternoon of paddling at Devil's Lake State Park. Now we know why the lake has flooded so often in recent years. ...

There's a lot of talk about boycotting BP around the country.  Currently the Boycott BP Facebook page has over 350,000 members and the number of demonstrations around the country is growing as well.   There's a lot of anger out there, and there certainly should be.  The question is, should that anger connect back to the ...

Saturday's Faire on the Square event certainly seemed more organized than in years past. Almost quiet to some extent.  In fact I was a little surprised that it's been reported as one of the best attended in the history of the event.  Maybe.  But if I had to guess I'd have thought numbers were a ...

Join us in Baraboo this Saturday for the annual Faire on the Square festival.  The event begins at 9 am and runs until 4pm. This year's event has been set up by new organizers who are shall we say, steeped in Baraboo's circus traditions. What this means for the Faire on the Square is that ...

Dogs Everywhere!  Judging by the number of pets and their owners walking down the streets of Baraboo yesterday, it looks like the Sauk County Humane Society's "Paws for a Cause" was quite a success.  The annual event held at the Sauk County Fairgrounds here in Baraboo, Wisconsin raises money for the local animal shelter.  - ...